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The chronic gastrointestinal manifestations of Chagas disease [PDF]
Clinics, 2009 Chagas disease is an infectious disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. The disease mainly affects the nervous system, digestive system and heart.
Nilce Mitiko Matsuda +2 more
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Congenital Transmission of Chagas Disease in Latin American Immigrants in Switzerland [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009 International migration has changed the epidemiologic patterns of Chagas disease. Recently, 2 cases of Chagas disease transmitted from Latin American women to their newborns were diagnosed in Geneva, Switzerland.
Yves Jackson +7 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008 Chagas disease (CD) is endemic to Latin America; its prevalence is highest in Bolivia. CD is sometimes seen in the United States and Canada among migrants from Latin America, whereas it is rare in Europe. We report 9 cases of imported CD in France from 2004 to 2006.
Lescure, François-Xavier +14 more
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Early detection of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in Chagas' disease [PDF]
Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 2006 Background Chagas' disease may cause left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and its early detection in asymptomatic patients would allow to stratify the risk and to optimize medical treatment.
Prado Nilda G +8 more
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Prevention of congenital Chagas through treatment of girls and women of childbearing age [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2015 It is currently unknown whether treatment of Chagas disease decreases the risk of congenital transmission from previously treated mothers to their infants.
Guillermo Moscatelli +6 more
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The LancetChagas disease persists as a global public health problem due to the high morbidity and mortality burden. Despite the possibility of a cure and advances in transmission control, epidemiological transformations, such as urbanisation and globalisation, and the emerging importance of oral and vertical transmission mean that Chagas disease should be ...
Andréa Silvestre, de Sousa +3 more
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The costs of preventing and treating chagas disease in Colombia [PDF]
, 2008 Background: The objective of this study is to report the costs of Chagas disease in Colombia, in terms of vector disease control programmes and the costs of providing care to chronic Chagas disease patients with cardiomyopathy.
A Kroeger +39 more
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Spatio-temporal trends in mortality due to Chagas disease in the State of Bahia, Brazil, from 2008 to 2018 [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina TropicalBackground: Chagas disease is a silent illness with high mortality burden in many Latin American countries, such as Brazil. Bahia has the fourth highest mortality rate in Brazil.
Cristiane Medeiros Moraes de Carvalho +5 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023 Background Chagas disease (CD) presents an ominous prognosis. The predictive value of biomarkers and new echocardiogram parameters in adjusted models have not been well studied.
Veronica G. Mendes +21 more
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Pediatrics In Review, 2016 Approximately 8 million people worldwide are infected by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. After a latent period that can last years or decades, 10% to 30% of infected people develop serious complications, such as cardiomyopathy or gastrointestinal dysfunction.
Tustin, Aaron W., Bowman, Natalie M.
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